歐巴馬生氣了！

歐巴馬談AIG 氣得差點說不出話
中廣 更新日期:"2009/03/17 09:35"

美國總統歐巴馬對於AIG接受政府紓困，還大手筆的發放員工紅利，非常憤怒，到現在為止，已經獲得將近1800億美元政府紓困的AIG大發放紅利，歐巴馬說，這種作法簡直不可思議，他責成財政部循法律手段，追回這筆錢。（夏明珠報導）

歐巴馬今天在白宮公佈扶持中小企業計畫的時候，對AIG不顧社會觀感，執意發放已經編列好的去年度員工紅利一億六千五百萬美元，表達極端憤怒，他說AIG因為不知節制和貪婪，而自食惡果，現在得靠政府拿納稅人的錢接濟，才能苟延殘喘，他實在想不通，這些人怎麼還有臉發紅利給自己。

歐巴馬說，他已經交代財政部長蓋特納，採取一切必要手段，追回這筆錢，蓋特納說，財政部將修改原先規劃給AIG的三百億美元紓困條款。

AIG 執行長李迪前幾天致函蓋特納，解釋說去年度的紅利，已經編列好，公司如果不履行，可能會有法律責任，歐巴馬則說，這些金融機構已經被過去的做法，害得破產，卻還執迷不悟，他說，整個金融體系都需要改革，政府必須拿出決心和辦法來保護納稅人，歐巴馬說，他不能再容許金融機構為所欲為，說到這裡，他咳了兩聲，歐巴馬說，他被氣得簡直快說不出話來。

歐巴馬說，政府需要更大的權限，整頓金融體系的亂象，他將在近期和國會討論，希望儘快透過立法來解決這個問題。

剛剛看到這個新聞，覺得實在是令人感到失望。
AIG把自己搞的大簍子讓全民買單，還努力把錢放進口袋裡，
公平正義在哪呢？

雖然有編列預算，但是現在的公司經營成這樣，難道不需要檢討嗎？
既然都可以求助政府了，那預算不可以修正嗎？
藉口說會有法律責任，很明顯的是推託之詞，
只是藉口罷了，原因很簡單，只要你願意放棄這樣的紅利發放，
尋求協助來改變，對於當今的社會與經濟現狀來看，
實在是找不到民眾或政府不支持的道理在！
反而還會覺得這樣是正確的做法，至於法律，總有變通的方法，

因此，歐巴馬會感到生氣與失望，可想而知。
貪，真的是會令人跌倒！！


回想台灣DRAM產業，也是想要全民買單，由政府來處理爛攤子，
經營者還想要指揮政府給他們所需要的就好，
其他的他們來處理就行了，也不想想，
今天搞到這個樣子，需要全民買單的狀況，
是因為誰的經營？

反見奇美電的許文龍說，他不見的要繼續經營下去，
希望有能力的人能夠來接手也是一件好事，
相較之下，高下立分。
經營者的人格與態度，我想關係這一家企業是否值得相信的很大的原因。

經濟風暴雖然很痛，但是我想從另外一面來看，
也就由這次的金融海嘯，讓我們更認清了某些人某些價值，

電腦各種符號英文唸法

& Ampersand (And 符號)
*　 Asterisk (星號)
@ At sign, at (At 符號，At)
\　 Backslash (反斜線)
[　 Open bracket (左開式方括弧)
^ Caret (插入號)
] Close bracket (右關式方括弧)
( Open parenthesis (左開式圓括號)
)　 Close parenthesis (右關式圓括號)
: Colon (冒號)
, Comma (逗號)
$ Dollar sign (錢符號)
– Double dash (雙破折號)
… Ellipsis (省略符號)
‘ Single quote (單引號)
“ Quote (引號)
= Equals (等號)
+ Plus, plus sign (加，加號)
! Exclamation point (驚歎號)
> Greater than (大於)
< Less than (小於)
# Pound sign (井字號)
? Question mark (問號)
. Period, dot (句號，點)
; Semicolon (分號)
- Hyphen (連字號)
— Dash (破折號)
_ Underscore (底線)
| Vertical bar (垂直線)
{ Open brace (左開式大括號)
} Close brace (右關式大括號)
% Percent, percent sign (百分比，百分比符號)
/ Slash (斜線)
// Double slash (雙斜線)
~ Tilde (取代符號)

不要只是靜默-德國宗教領袖Martin Niemoller馬丁尼莫拉

之前就聽過這段話，很有感覺，但是忘了出處，
今天剛好又看到，就查了出來，與大家分享！

二次大戰後，德國新教徒馬丁尼莫拉 (Martin Niemoller)，這樣懺悔﹕「起初他們（納粹黨）追殺共產主義者時，由於我不是共產主義者，我不說話﹔接著他們追殺猶太人時，我不是猶太人，也不說話﹔後來他們追殺天主教徒時，我不是天主教徒，我也不說話。最後，他們朝我而來，卻再也沒有人可以站起來為我說話了。」

- Martin Niemoller 是二次大戰前德國的宗教領袖，
因反對希特勒的猶太政策和對德國教會的控制，
後來被希特勒親自下令送進集中營。

原文（1976年版）
德文版
Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Kommunist.

Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.

Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten,
habe ich nicht protestiert;
ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.

Als sie die Juden holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Jude.

Als sie mich holten,
gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte.

英文版
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.



- Martin Niemoller 1892-1984.
------延伸學習--------
維基百科<英文>Martin Niemoller from WIKI English
維基百科<中文>馬丁尼莫拉 from WIKI Chinese

Windows 顯示桌面不見，怎麼辦？

<顯示桌面>其實還蠻不錯用的，在當你開了許多的視窗在使用的時候，按一個鍵就能快速回到桌面
實在是蠻方便的，但是放在<快速啟動>捷徑難免會有不小心誤刪的情況，
那這個時候該怎麼辦呢？
解決的方法其實蠻簡單的，但是不是重新建立一個捷徑就好了，
請看以下方法：

打開'記事本' 程式，輸入內容如下：

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

然後把這個文件存為< Show Desktop.scf >，務必確認檔案名與左邊框框裡的名稱是一樣的，
然後把存檔的Show Desktop.scf文件複製到'注意，請確認檔案要存為scf檔案，不是txt檔唷'

C:\Documents and Settings\使用者名稱\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

如此一來"顯示桌面"救回到我們的懷抱啦！

不論如何，你都是有價值的

Nick能，你不能嗎？
Nick愛他的生命，你呢？
神試每一個人都是有價值的，對自己要有信心！
請看已下這段影片，相信看完你會有不同的體會的。

別忘了，不論你楚於何種環境？遇到何種困難？
神愛你！
祂在我們愛祂之前，就已經先愛我們了！

[心情]悶~昨天我的摩托車坐墊被不知名人士割破

昨天回家的時候，
要去簽車，走著走著，
看到我的大鎖，與車牌，
嗯，我的車到了，
拿出鑰匙準備發動，
等等，我的車不是長這樣的阿，
我有坐墊耶，阿這台坐墊破成這樣，
對嗎？
我又再一次確認了一下，
是阿，沒錯耶，是我的車牌，
難道說，我的坐墊被破壞了嗎？
真是晴天霹靂>< 太誇張了，那個人搞的阿?? 此時我的心情有如鬥敗的公雞， 非常難過，天阿， 一直以來的坐墊， 陪伴我從開始到昨天的坐墊， 也好幾年了， 唉，深厚的感情都已建立來了， 心痛阿， 以下附圖(圖在家裡，晚點補上)

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我的300元也離我而去了

Mussina Announces Retirement

Mussina Announces Retirement from New York Times's news



Mike Mussina 宣佈要退休了，
在2008球季獲得生涯第一次20勝之後，
一個完美的Ending，
多少大明星在棒球場上打到不能再打，根本可以說是慘淡的狀況下，
不得不退休！
當然，這是一種選擇方式，沒有好壞，
只是退場的身影不是那麼完美，
然而，
Mike Mussina再完成生涯的第一次也是最後一次的單季20勝之後，
選擇在最高點退休，這當中的勇氣與猶豫、矛盾，
我想其實是糾結在他的內心的。
然而，我不得不佩服Mike Mussina的決定，
在最高點急流勇退，優雅的走出MLB的舞台，
可以說是Mussina最好的劇本，
非常符合Mussina的個性，不是嗎？

18 seasons, 270-153(Wins-Loses), 3.68 E.R.A, 2,813 Strikeouts, 23 Shutouts,
6 One-hitters games, 1 20-Win Seasons.

至於Mussina能否進入Hall of Fame? 現在還未得知，
畢竟在紀錄上還是有些疑問，
並未拿到鐵票300 Wins，但是未來又怎麼知道呢？




Mussina, thank you for the effort you did on Beseball,
bring us some much touch moments.
Thank you, may you have a wonderful day.

[English Study] KTV in America

Many people in Taiwan enjoying going out for a night of singing at a KTV. Though this activity is popular in Taiwan, it is not popular in the United States, except for places with large Asian communities.

When most Americans hear the word KTV, thy automatically think of karaoke. When karaoke machines first came to America, they were put in crowed bars, forcing singers to "entertain" every one in the room with their singing. Many people were embarrassed when they sang, and others in the bar often made fun of the people singing. Not surprisingly, karaoke never really caught on in the United States.

KTVs in Taiwan have private rooms, so customers can sing to their heart's content without feeling self-conscious. And in America, dancing or talking with freinds in a bar while listening to songs is still more popular than singing along with them.

[English Study] Calm Down Before E-mailing

We all lose our tempers every now and again. Usually an apology will mend any hurt feelings, but, in this age of instant communication, getting angry can have some long lasting and damaging consquences.

Friendships have been lost and feelings hurt due to an angry e-mail or text message. Because e-mail and text messaging are so quick and convenient, people tend to send anry messages without thinking carefully, or knowing all the facts. Often, they are later embarrassed to read that they have written.

So, the next time you are upset, do not immediately fire off an angry response. Wait an hour before you send any e-mail or text messages. By then, you will have probably cooled down and be able to decide if you really want to send such an angry message.

[English Study] It's OK to Cry

You may have heard that old phrase,"Boys don't cry." In the past, some people believed that males should never show their sadness. Today, however, may doctors believe that crying is perfectly normal and that is should even be encouraged.

Recent scientific studies have shown that tears actually help to rid the boy of toxins. Crying has also been shown to release pain-relieving chemicals from the brain. Today, many therapists and psychologists believe that crying is a healthy outlet for strong emotions, especially sadness.They say that it is unhealthy to keep these feelings bottled up inside.

So, the next time you are sad, go ahead and shed some tears; you will feel better after a good cry. You may even feel healthier, too.

[English Study] Can Money Buy Happiness?

You've probably heard the song, (Money) Can't Buy Me Love, but do you think that money can buy happiness?

A recent study has shown that money can change your outlook on life. Researchers at the University of Warwick, in England, studied the effects of unexpected money on more than 9,000 families. The study concluded that winning as little as ￡1,000 (NT$62,000) caused people to become happier about their lives. However, they also found out that gaining any amount less than ￡1 million(NT$62 million) did not have an lasting effect on people's happiness.

The experts concluded that, for people to be happy, a good marriage and good health were actually more important than money.

They also discovered that women were usually happier than men, and that thirty-to-forty-year-olds were the least likely to be happy.

[English Study] How to Reply Greetings

There are many different greetings in English, from formal to informal. Fortunately, you do not have to memorize many different replies to each greeting. The simplest way to reply to a greeting, in fact, is just to repeat the same greeting back to the speaker.

For example, if someone greets you with, "Good morning," just answer "Good morning" back to that person. Repeating most questions back is an easy-and polite-way to reply. If someone says, "How are you?" it is fine to reply back "How are you?" though you should add a "Fine" or "Good" beforehand.

Of course, the person asking "How are you?" or "How have you been?" does not want a lengthy reply about how are you doing or how have you been, unless you are close friends. Instead, that person is just using a common greeting to say hello.

[English Study] The Etiquette of Introductions

Introductions are important, and there are different rules for different situations. Generally speaking, when making introductions, try to say the most important person's name first. For instance, you should say, "Mr. President, pleas allow me to introduce Jon Smith."

In social situations, introductions are usually made according to age, then gender, and then social status. To introduce your friend Sally to someone older, you would say, "Mr. Jones, this is my friend Sally." However, to introduce Sally to someone of the same age, you would say, "Sally, let me introduce you to Ken."

In business situations, it is polite to make introductions to the client first; for example, "Mr. Brown, please let me introduce you to our marketing manager, Deb Jones. Deb, this is Mr. Brown, our client at ABC Technology."

[English Study] To Shake or Not to Shake?

In the United States and many Western Countries, it is considered polite for people to shake hands when they meet. In the past, men mostly shook hands, but today it is common for both men and women to do this.

Therefore, if you are introducing yourself to a visitor from a Western country, you should smile and extend your right hand. Take the other person'sright hand firmly in yours, adn move your hand up and down slowly. Maintain eye contact and continue the handshake from about two to three seconds. Do not squeeze too tightly or shake your hand too vigorously. The handshake should finish as you finish introducing yourself.

If you are uncomfortable shaking hands with another person, you can nod your head or bow slightly when you introduce yourself.

Also, most people in the West do not give out thier busienss cards the first time they introduce themselves. Instead, a handshake is considered moer polite when first introuducing yourself; business cards are usually exchanged later.

[English Study]Lesson 01 Introducing Yourself

1.How are you doing? I'm Debbie.
Nice to meet you, Debbie. I'm Lance.
2.We've never been introduce. I am Jason.
Hello. I'm Shirley. I've heard a lot about you.
3.Let me introduce myself. I am Jason.
It's nice to meet you. My name is Shirley.

Other Useful Sentences

正式用法:
1. Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Jason Su.
2. For those of you who don't know me. I am Jason Su.
3. How do you do? I am Jason.
4. Good evening. My name is Jason.
5. Excuse me. We haven't met. I am Jason.

較隨意用法：
1. How's it going? I'm Jason.
2. I'm Jason, but you can call me Ja.
3. I'm Jason Su. Please call me Jason.
4. (I'm) Jason. Jason Su. Glad to meeet you.
5. Hi! I'm Jason.